傷ついた気持ち
kizutsuita kimochi
The phrase "hurt feelings" in Japanese is expressed as 傷ついた気持ち (kizutsuita kimochi).
This phrase is commonly used to describe the internal emotional state of a person rather than physical injury.
Which one should you use?
傷ついた気持ち describes the state of the feelings.
How does it change in a sentence?
The adjective-like form 傷ついた must precede the noun 気持ち to describe the state of the feelings being wounded.
How do you pronounce it?
kizutsuita kimochi
Did you know?
- While 傷ついた気持ち describes the state of feeling hurt, Japanese speakers often use the word 悔しい (kuyashii) when feelings are hurt by a sense of unfairness or failure. There is no single English word for this specific type of emotional distress.
- Japanese has a concept called 空気を読む (kūki o yomu), or 'reading the air'. Much of the effort to avoid causing 傷ついた気持ち involves sensing the atmosphere before a word is even spoken.
- The word 気持ち (kimochi) can be used with the verb 使う (tsukau), meaning 'to use'. To 気持ちを使う means to be overly considerate of others' feelings to avoid hurting them.
Examples in context
- 傷ついた気持ちを、どうやって癒せばいいですか？Kizutsuita kimochi o, dou yatte iyaseba ii desu ka?How can I heal my hurt feelings?
- 彼の無神経な態度が、私の傷ついた気持ちを増幅させた。Kare no mushinkei na taido ga, watashi no kizutsuita kimochi o zoufuku saseta.His insensitive attitude amplified my hurt feelings.
Example conversation
Kenta apologizes to Misaki for a mistake he made.
- 健太 Kentaごめん、ひどいことを言ってしまった。Gomen, hidoi koto o itte shimatta.I'm sorry, I said something terrible.
- 美咲 Misaki正直、まだ傷ついた気持ちが消えないよ。Shoujiki, mada kizutsuita kimochi ga kienai yo.To be honest, my hurt feelings still haven't gone away.
- 健太 Kenta本当に申し訳ないと思っているよ。Hontou ni moushiwake nai to omotte iru yo.I truly feel terrible about it.
- 美咲 Misakiわかってくれたなら、もういいよ。Wakatte kureta nara, mou ii yo.If you understand, then it's okay now.
